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Rick Roepke

Counselor, Leader, Author, Speaker.
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With 30+ years in the counseling field Rick Roepke has developed a keen sense of discernment and skill in helping people solve problems. For anyone who has ever interacted with Dr. Rick Roepke it soon becomes apparent that he has a pretty amazing sense of humor along with a wise and compassionate temperament. With 30+ years in the counseling field he has developed a keen sense of discernment and s

kill in helping people solve problems:

• Leadership & Culture
• Executive Coaching
• Emotional Intelligence
• Speaker and Author
• Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist

08/24/2026

🔥 Campfire Lesson

Sometimes the hardest place to stay is right where we are.

Our minds are remarkably good at running ahead of us.

What if this happens?
What if something goes wrong?
What if I can’t handle it?

Before we know it, we’re experiencing the stress of something that hasn’t even happened.

The goal isn’t to never have a “what if” thought. It’s to recognize when our mind has left the present and gently bring it back.

Notice the thought.

Name it for what it is: “I’m worrying about something that hasn’t happened.”

Then come back to what is actually true right now.

You may not be able to control what tomorrow brings.

But you don’t have to live tomorrow’s troubles today.

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.” — Matthew 6:34

—Rick

08/21/2026

🔥 Campfire Question

Some of us are natural replayers.

Others are natural what-if-ers.

One keeps pulling us backward.

The other keeps pulling us forward.

And both can make it difficult to be fully present in the life that’s happening right now.

So which one tends to get you?

The would’ve, could’ve, should’ve of the past—or the what-ifs of the future?

—Rick & Kathy

08/19/2026

🎥 Campfire Conversation

It’s hard to be fully present when our minds are somewhere else.

Sometimes we’re replaying the past—what we wish we’d done differently, what we regret, what we can’t change.

Other times, we’re living in a future that hasn’t happened—trying to anticipate every possibility and answer every “what if?”

Neither one leaves much room for right now.

We can learn from the past.
We can prepare for the future.
But the only moment we can actually live is this one.

Sometimes peace begins with simply asking:

“Is this something I can do something about right now?”

If not, maybe it’s time to bring our attention back to where our feet are.

🔥 We’ll see you around the campfire.

—Rick & Kathy

08/17/2026

🔥 Campfire Lesson

It’s easy to spend today somewhere other than today.

We replay the past:

I should’ve…
I could’ve…
If only I had…

Or we race ahead into a future that hasn’t happened:

What if this happens?
What if that goes wrong?
What am I going to do if…?

And while our minds are somewhere else, we miss the life that’s happening right in front of us.

We can’t change yesterday.

We can’t control tomorrow.

But we can choose to be present today.

Maybe that’s one of the gifts of the campground. It has a way of calling our attention back to what’s right in front of us—the fire, the sunset, the conversation, the people we love.

Don’t let yesterday or tomorrow steal today.

—Rick

08/14/2026

🔥 Campfire Question

Some people have a way of making us feel a little more at ease just by being with them.

Maybe they listen without trying to fix things.

Maybe their voice is calm.

Maybe they make us laugh.

Or maybe they’re simply comfortable sitting with us in the quiet.

This week we’ve been talking about co-regulation—the way our presence can affect the people around us.

So today we’re curious:

What helps you feel at ease when you’re with someone?

—Rick & Kathy

08/12/2026

🎥 Campfire Conversation

Have you ever noticed how another person’s presence can change the way you feel?

Stress can be contagious.

But so can calm.

There’s actually a name for what happens when another person’s steady presence helps us settle: co-regulation.

In today’s Campfire Conversation, we’re talking about the quiet ways we affect one another—and why sometimes the most meaningful thing we can offer someone isn’t advice or a solution.

It’s simply our presence.

Maybe we all need a little more of that.

See you around the campfire.

—Rick & Kathy

08/10/2026

🔥 Campfire Lesson

When someone we love is struggling, our first instinct is often to fix it.

We offer advice.

We search for solutions.

We try to find the right words.

But sometimes the person sitting across from us doesn’t need an answer.

They need our presence.

A listening ear.
A patient response.
A steady voice.
Someone willing to sit with them without trying to make everything better.

There’s something powerful about being in the presence of someone who brings calm instead of adding to the noise.

Maybe that’s one of the lessons of the campfire.

We don’t always gather there to solve life’s problems.

Sometimes we simply sit together.

And sometimes…that’s enough.

Your peaceful presence may be one of the greatest gifts you give someone this week.

—Rick

08/07/2026

🔥 Campfire Question

Sometimes our bodies tell us we need a reset before we consciously realize it.

Maybe it’s tension. Racing thoughts. Shallow breathing. Irritability.

What’s usually your first clue that it’s time to slow down?

—Rick

08/05/2026

🎥 Campfire Conversation
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Life doesn’t always give us the chance to escape to the campground.

But it does give us moments.

A moment to pause.
A moment to breathe.
A moment to notice where we are.

Regulation isn’t about pretending life isn’t stressful. It’s about helping your mind and body remember that you don’t have to stay stuck in stress.

In today’s Campfire Conversation, we’re sharing a simple one-minute reset that you can practice almost anywhere.

It won’t solve every problem.

But it may help you slow down long enough to respond with greater peace, clarity, and presence.

Sometimes one minute is all it takes to begin changing the direction of your day.

See you around the campfire.

—Rick

08/03/2026

🔥 Campfire Lesson

Sometimes the first sign that you need to slow down… isn’t your schedule. It’s your nervous system.

You may notice you’re more impatient.
More easily irritated.
More distracted.
More emotionally exhausted.

Those aren’t always signs that you’re failing.

Sometimes they’re simply signs that you’ve been carrying stress for too long without giving your mind and body a chance to recover.

The good news?

You don’t have to wait for a vacation or a weekend at the campground to begin finding your way back to peace.

Sometimes the first step is simply noticing.

“Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10

—Rick

Address

1911 Scottsville Road
Bowling Green, KY
42104

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(270) 746-0283

Website

http://www.rickroepke.com/

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